2.1. That in accordance with the Council’s Contracts Standing Orders (CSO) the Cabinet approves the Business Case & Procurement Strategy for the procurement of office stationery, photocopy paper and office equipment as set out in Appendix 1 attached.
2.2. That Cabinet grants a waiver from CSO 8.11, which requires the Business Case and Procurement Strategies to detail the main provisions contained in the draft specification and to identify any significant variations to the Council’s standard terms and conditions. A business case and procurement strategy has been created but as the procurement is being run by LB Havering not all the information is currently available.
2.3. That in accordance with CSO 17.3.1 the award decision will be delegated to the Director of Public Service Reform in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Commercial Services.